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Florida Basic Recruit Training Program High
Liability (Defensive Tactics)-MARVELUS Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Defensive tactics - ANSWER ✔✔-is a system of controlled defensive and offensive body movements used
by criminal justice officers to respond to a subject's aggression or resistance.
Martial arts; Wrestling; Boxing - ANSWER ✔✔-These techniques are based on a combination of.
Practice; Repetition - ANSWER ✔✔-The physical skills in defensive tactics require ___ and ___ to master.
CMS Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ course provides basic recruits with
training in the physical skills necessary for the use of force in controlling subjects and for self-defense.
Flexibility - ANSWER ✔✔-Because ___ reduces the risk of injuries, stretching exercises should be
conducted every day.
Warm-up - ANSWER ✔✔-A ___ session elevates the heart rate and increases blood circulation to the
muscles, which saturates the muscles with oxygen.
Cool-down - ANSWER ✔✔-A ___ after physical activity redistributes the blood flow, causing the
metabolic rate to decrease.
Cardiovascular training - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is any exercise that elevates the heart rate to a range between
60 to 85 percent of the maximum rate.
Heart Disease - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the leading cause of premature death for both men and women,
cardiovascular fitness is extremely important.
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To apprehend a subject/ Make an arrest; To defend self or others. - ANSWER ✔✔-The statute identifies
two general areas in which an officer's use of force is justified: ___ and ___.
Objective Reasonableness - ANSWER ✔✔-The courts have used the term ___ to describe the process for
evaluating the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance.
Appropriate Force - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the amount of force reasonably necessary to make an arrest.
Compliance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer's authority without
apparent threat of resistance or violence.
Escalation - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is increasing the use of force or resistance.
De-escalation - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is decreasing the use of force or resistance.
Disengagement - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is discontinuing a command or physical use of force
Force Guidelines - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ provide a framework for making decisions involving the
reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers. The structure is based on constitutional considerations
and case law and describes appropriate decision making in a fluid and dynamic situation. The Guidelines
consider the relationship between subject resistance and various situational factors in determining the
officer's response options.
Passive Resistance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is a subject's verbal and/or physical refusal to comply with an
officer's lawful direction causing the officer to use physical techniques to establish control.
Active Resistance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is a subject's use of physically evasive movements directed toward
the officer such as bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to prevent the officer from establishing control
over the subject.
Aggressive Resistance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is a subject's attacking movements toward an officer that may
cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the officer or others.
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Florida Basic Recruit Training Program High
Liability (Defensive Tactics)-MARVELUS Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Defensive tactics - ANSWER ✔✔-is a system of controlled defensive and offensive body movements used
by criminal justice officers to respond to a subject's aggression or resistance.
Martial arts; Wrestling; Boxing - ANSWER ✔✔-These techniques are based on a combination of.
Practice; Repetition - ANSWER ✔✔-The physical skills in defensive tactics require ___ and ___ to master.
CMS Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ course provides basic recruits with
training in the physical skills necessary for the use of force in controlling subjects and for self-defense.
Flexibility - ANSWER ✔✔-Because ___ reduces the risk of injuries, stretching exercises should be
conducted every day.
Warm-up - ANSWER ✔✔-A ___ session elevates the heart rate and increases blood circulation to the
muscles, which saturates the muscles with oxygen.
Cool-down - ANSWER ✔✔-A ___ after physical activity redistributes the blood flow, causing the
metabolic rate to decrease.
Cardiovascular training - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is any exercise that elevates the heart rate to a range between
60 to 85 percent of the maximum rate.
Heart Disease - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the leading cause of premature death for both men and women,
cardiovascular fitness is extremely important.
Created By Grace Amelia 2025: All Rights Reserved.
, 2|Page
To apprehend a subject/ Make an arrest; To defend self or others. - ANSWER ✔✔-The statute identifies
two general areas in which an officer's use of force is justified: ___ and ___.
Objective Reasonableness - ANSWER ✔✔-The courts have used the term ___ to describe the process for
evaluating the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance.
Appropriate Force - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the amount of force reasonably necessary to make an arrest.
Compliance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer's authority without
apparent threat of resistance or violence.
Escalation - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is increasing the use of force or resistance.
De-escalation - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is decreasing the use of force or resistance.
Disengagement - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is discontinuing a command or physical use of force
Force Guidelines - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ provide a framework for making decisions involving the
reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers. The structure is based on constitutional considerations
and case law and describes appropriate decision making in a fluid and dynamic situation. The Guidelines
consider the relationship between subject resistance and various situational factors in determining the
officer's response options.
Passive Resistance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is a subject's verbal and/or physical refusal to comply with an
officer's lawful direction causing the officer to use physical techniques to establish control.
Active Resistance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is a subject's use of physically evasive movements directed toward
the officer such as bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to prevent the officer from establishing control
over the subject.
Aggressive Resistance - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is a subject's attacking movements toward an officer that may
cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the officer or others.
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